Japanese in New York City

Japanese in New York City
ニューヨーク市における日本人移民
Total population
37,279 (2000)[1]
Languages
English, Japanese, and Okinawan
Religion
Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Atheism

As of the 2000 Census, over half of the 37,279 people of Japanese ancestry in the U.S. state of New York lived in New York City.[2] As of 2012, the New York City metropolitan area was home to the largest Japanese community on the East Coast of the United States.[3] The community has grown to the point that the first annual Japan Day Parade, the largest outside Japan, took place in Manhattan in 2022.[4]

  1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau: 2000
  2. ^ Robinson, Greg. "Japanese." In: Eisenstadt, Peter R. and Laura-Eve Moss (editors). The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, 2005. ISBN 081560808X, 9780815608080. p. 808.
  3. ^ Kano, Naomi. "Japanese Community Schools: New Pedagogy for a Changing Population" (Chapter 6). In: García, Ofelia, Zeena Zakharia, and Bahar Otcu (editors). Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism: Beyond Heritage Languages in a Global City (Volume 89 of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism). Multilingual Matters, 2012. ISBN 184769800X, 9781847698001. START: p. 99. CITED: p. 105.
  4. ^ "New York City's 2nd annual Japan Parade returns for celebration of Japanese culture". ABC7NY. May 13, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.